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Can L.A.'s River Be Saved?
A collaboration of local government agencies outlines a 10-year plan to restore and clean up the Los Angeles river.
Want To Stop Sprawl? Curb Immigration
Anti-sprawl activists criticize a study that suggest that curbing immigration -- not planning and zoning -- is the solution for urban sprawl.
A Revolution In The French Quarter
Critics say that recent efforts to clean up New Orlean's French Quarter threaten to turn it into a Disneyfied caricature.
Changing Urban Heirarchy Could Spark A New Era Of Urban Development
Joel Kotkin says the nation's biggest cities are weakening while smaller urban centers are gaining power. This dramatic shift will launch a new era of urban development.
Goodbye Car, Hello Bus
In a car crazy culture, a planner decides to make the switch to transit.
New York City's Growth Strategy Is 'Doomed'
Study says New York City's economic development strategy is "obsolete."
Milwaukee's 'Freeway To Nowhere'
Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist leads the effort to remove the city's 'freeway to nowhere' and reconnect a divided downtown.
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Goodbye Car, Hello Bus
In a car crazy culture, a planner decides to make the switch to transit.
WTC: What Footprint At What Price?
As the second anniversary of 9/11 attacks approaches, civility in the debate about the WTC footprint and an appropriate memorial is disappearing.
A Tale Of Two River Cities
St. Louis and Portland are renewing their connections with the rivers that make the cities important.
Spectacular Region Resists Airport Expansion
A ski town in an environmentally spectacular region debates the impact of an airport expansion.
Housing and Land Battles Loom in Brazil
As the backlog of housing in Brazil continues to increase, ranchers and the poor in search of housing outside of urban areas clash.
Survival Land Grabbing
Land grabs are occuring around Chicago suburbs, as towns try to steer development and pay for service and infrastructure costs.
Smart Growth or A Loss of Open Space?
Governor Romney is considering cutting off spending to protect open space in Massachusetts.
How Americans Really Live
Two authors argue that what is driving Americans into debt is not 'superficial luxury spending but necessities.'
Bold Plans Spurn A Sense of Hope, Community
A suburb in Chicago enlists volunteer planners, developers and others to take control in rehabilitating a declining neighborhood.
100,000 Families At Risk of Housing Hardships
More than 100,000 families are at risk of losing their housing subsidies, according to a Congressional Budget Office study and housing advocates.
Getting Business To Pay For Housing?
The City of Petaluma, CA is considering a workforce housing linkage fee on new commerical, industrial, and retail development in the city.
$400m Mixed-Use Project On Arizona Indian Land
Alter Group's 2 million sq. ft. development, nation's largest ever on Native American Land, is expected to create up to 15,000 new jobs.
Urban Convergence
Smart City Radio show asks the question: "Does sprawl make us fat?"
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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